Definitions for required
re·quired

Princeton's WordNet(3.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. needed, needful, required, requisite(adj)

   necessary for relief or supply

   "provided them with all things needful"

2. compulsory, mandatory, required(adj)

   required by rule

   "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"

Webster Dictionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Required

   of Require

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1. required

   For a specific purpose.

   They required passports to travel abroad.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'required' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #645

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'required' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2094

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'required' in Adjectives Frequency: #609

How to pronounce required?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say required in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of required in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of required in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of required in a Sentence

1. Ron Marks:

   Had Citibank taken an appropriate approach, as required by our agreements, and worked with us, neither Citibank nor Tormar would have suffered any losses, as the positions quickly and inevitably rebounded in value.

2. Jonathan Bloch:

   Panama represents the southernmost extreme of the North American continent at that time, it may have swum across, but this would have required covering a distance of more than 100 miles, a difficult feat for sure. It's more likely that it unintentionally rafted across on mats of vegetation.

3. Gillem Tulloch:

   The only way to restore confidence is to give the required disclosure.

4. Oliver Wendell Holmes:

   Life is action and passion therefore, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of the time, at peril of being judged not to have lived.

5. Terri Sewell:

   The updated coverage formula in this bill will ensure that states, like Alabama, are required to obtain federal preclearance for changes to voting practices and procedures that could have a discriminatory impact.

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